Some examples of the implementation of self-circulation recycling

• Published in: 2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing pp. 918 - 921
• Main Authors: Shinagawa, T., Takagi, T., Ogasawara, S., Iseki, Y., Ota, T.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2005
• Subjects: Cities and towns; Conducting materials; Environmental factors; Home Appliance Recycling; Home appliances; Hyper Cycle Technology; Manufacturing; Plastic Recycling; Plastics; Proposals; Recycling; Research and development; self-circulation; Sorting; Sustainable Society; Uni & Eco
• ISBN: 1424400813; 9781424400812
• DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619379

Mitsubishi Electric established Hyper Cycle Systems Co. Ltd. (HCS), the industry's first recycling plant in 1999 in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture. HCS initially conducted extensive research and development on sorting and recovery of plastic materials and actively undertook recycling using original technology. Mitsubishi Electric also established the Uni & Eco brand of household appliances as a proposal for the creation of a sustainable society. Hyper Cycle Technology which is one of Uni & Eco element is the recycling of materials considered difficult to recycle. Applying the concept of "self-circulation "from old to new appliances, we seek to create our own market and conduct high-quality and large-volume recycling. In the future, Mitsubishi Electric, through its R&D centers, manufacturing plants, and recycling centers, will seek to develop technologies that both reduce environmental loads (ecology) and costs (economy) and to make breakthroughs in creating a sustainable society through the development and verification of technologies